Cotham House
COTHAM HOUSE, COTHAM HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1366061
- Date first listed:
- 25-Apr-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Cotham House
- Statutory Address:
- COTHAM HOUSE, COTHAM HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1366061
- Date first listed:
- 25-Apr-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Cotham House
- Statutory Address 1:
- COTHAM HOUSE, COTHAM HILL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- COTHAM HOUSE, COTHAM HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Bristol (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 58100 73879
Details
BRISTOL
ST5873NW COTHAM HILL, Cotham 901-1/4/1158 (South side) 25/04/90 Cotham House
II
House, now nurses' home. Mid C19, remodelled 1905 for Sir George White. Limestone ashlar and render, rendered lateral and axial stacks, and a slate and pantile hipped roof. Double-depth plan, service wing at an angle to the right. 2 storeys and cellar; 10-window range. An asymmetrical garden front has a banded ashlar ground floor to a dentil cornice, rendered first floor to a frieze, modillion cornice and parapet, and the remains of a blind balustrade above the door. The left end breaks forward with a 3-light bow; open central porch has paired 3/4 Ionic columns, to an overlight and 2-leaf panelled door. Ground-floor windows have fluted keys and a moulded sill band, plain first-floor windows, with plate-glass sashes. The road front has an asymmetrical elevation with 2 wide 5-light bows and a band of vermiculated stone, and a curved 2-storey porch at the left end in the angle with the service wing, with curved Pennant steps, Tuscan distyle-in-antis entrance to a doorway with an architrave, stained-glass fanlight and 7-panel door, and flanking windows; above, pilasters frame a mullion and transom window with elliptical heads and timber cornices, the top lights leaded and stained. Over the bows is a vermiculated band and pediment with dentil blocks. Sevice wing to the left of the door. INTERIOR: a fine and complete Edwardian interior with elaborate plaster ceilings, fine mahogany joinery and parquetry floors: left-hand stair hall has an open-well stair with fluted column-on-vase balusters, curtail and wreathed and ramped rail; the service wing has a stair with column newels and a ramped rail; good panelled doors with swagged pediments, room to front right has walnut doors, panelling and fireplace; good fireplaces with overmantels and mirrors, and a club fender; principal rear room has stone columns to the bay; bathrooms and cloakrooms have marble panels; brick vaulted cellars. HISTORICAL NOTE: remodelled by Sir George White, the industrialist. One of the first houses to be fitted with electrical lighting.
Listing NGR: ST5810073879
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 379419
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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